Lupine (vertical shot, you may need to click it to see it fully)

This is an invasive lupine in northern Minnesota, but it sure is pretty.

#Photography #Flowers #macro

@bryanhansel @Dodo Here it is fought in many areas. The stuff displaces native plants and becomes a danger for ground-nesting birds.

https://www.biosphaerenreservat-rhoen.de/natur/projekte-im-bereich-natur/neophyt-lupine-in-der-hochrhoen

Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Biosphärenreservat Rhön
@bryanhansel it is beautiful but unfortunately it’s deadly for Karner Blue Butterflies who cannot distinguish between the native and big leaf lupine. They lay their eggs on the big leaf lupine and their eggs die because they can only eat the native lupine.
@mfc that butterfly isn't found in the area.
@bryanhansel Immediately made me think of #Iceland. "Resistance is futile."